Eli Manning

Eli Manning, born Jan. 3, 1981, is the starting quarterback for the NFL's New York Giants. He was acquired in a draft-day trade in 2004 from the San Diego Chargers, who had selected him with the draft's first pick. In 2007-08, he led the Giants to an upset victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, spoiling New England's perfect season and earning the Giants their third Super Bowl victory. Manning played college football at Ole Miss. He is the son of former NFL star Archie Manning and the brother of current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. (Photo AP)

Eli Manning, born Jan. 3, 1981, is the starting quarterback for the NFL's New York Giants. He was acquired in a draft-day trade in 2004 from the San Diego Chargers, who had selected him with the draft's first pick. In 2007-08, he led the Giants to an upset victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, spoiling New England's perfect season and earning the Giants their third Super Bowl victory. Manning played college football at Ole Miss. He is the son of former NFL star Archie Manning and the brother of current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. (Photo AP)
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A person with knowledge of the moves who requested anonymity...

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I'm not the only employee on that loading dock. New England is the second-most hated team in America...

Seahawks 36, Packers 16
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Chargers 30, Seahawks 21
San Diego...

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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, it appears, is finally emerging as the marquee player on the team -- at least when it comes to jersey sales.
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In the most recent NFLPA rankings I...

Brandon Marshall, Jared Allen, Matt Forte -- even much-maligned quarterback Jay Cutler -- helped boost sales of Bears jerseys this season to fourth place among NFL teams, according Dick's Sporting Goods jersey report.
Chicago crept up two spots from last season's ranking, aided by increases in Marshall's and Allen's jersey sales. Marshall moved up 16 spots to rank 10th overall, and the Bears wide receiver accounted for 37 percent of team sales. Marshall also had the top selling female jersey in...

Tom Brady against ol' pal Richard Sherman and the rest of the best defense in the NFL.
Russell Wilson against Darrelle Revis, former teammate Brandon Browner and whatever schemes Bill Belichick dreams up.
Marshawn Lynch and LeGarrette Blount and their tough-to-tackle running styles.
The occasional well-designed — and well-executed — trick play.
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